A view from the fort
This should read 'a view from one of the several forts'. European sailing powers squabbled over the island quite a bit!
Francis Plain
Driving around the island, you get glimpses across the deep valleys through gaps in the trees. This is the secondary school in the woodland on the opposite hillside.
Going for a drive
I have made it my mission to drive on every inch of St Helena's tarmac! The roads are narrow and twisting and wind their way through the lush, green countryside.
The way out
A view down the valley to the sea and the little harbour. The roads out of James Town are twisty, narrow hairpins which have to be experienced at rush hour! Easy, in fact, due to the marvellously pol ...
Jacob's Ladder
These 699 steps lead straight up from James Town to the cliff top and HalfTree Hollow. Back in the day, it was a rail track for hauling up carts by mule.
Visitor's buoys
To the right of James Town (below the cliffs) are 3 rows of excellently installed mooring buoys for visitors. We are 4th from the right.
The anchorage outside James Town
At the valley mouth, there is a quay and an anchorage in the little bay for local fishing boats.
James Town from the sea
Thursday 28th April and we are here! The ribbon development down the valley is framed by the steep, bare hillsides. Hundreds of years ago, when it was a stop for sailing ships to replenish their water ...
